The Tyranny Of Theory
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The Tyranny Of Theory
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Author : Ronald D. Tabor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
The Tyranny Of Theory written by Ronald D. Tabor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Anarchism categories.
Does Marxism equal totalitarianism? Are the ideas of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels somehow responsible for the horrors of Communism? Or were Communist societies simply an aberration - the result of a profound misreading of Marxian concepts, the unfortunate outcome of objective conditions, or the work of perverse, power-hungry individuals? In this volume, Tabor argues that, despite the apparently libertarian vision of Marx and Engels, the roots of totalitarianism lie within Marxism itself. Focusing on central facets of Marxist theory - its conception of the state; the notion of the dictatorship of the proletariat; the analysis of capital; the materialist conception of history; and dialectical materialism -- Tabor argues that the sources of despotism can be traced in all of these. However, Tabor contends, Marxism's totalitarian logic is especially apparent in two of Marxism's most fundamental notions: (1) the belief that the state, in the form of the "dictatorship of the proletariat," can be utilized to establish a free society; (2) a philosophical outlook that insists that human society, history, and the cosmos as a whole can be convincingly explained by, and subsumed under, one logically consistent world view, its own. Seen philosophically, then, Marxism must be understood as a form of totalizing rationalism that seeks to impose itself on humanity (and the Earth) by means of a monolithic state.
Theories Of Tyranny
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Author : Roger Boesche
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2010-11-01
Theories Of Tyranny written by Roger Boesche and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-01 with Political Science categories.
Ch. 10 (pp. 381-454), "Fromm, Neumann, and Arendt: Three Early Interpretations of Nazi Germany", discusses the views of Franz Neumann and Hannah Arendt on Nazi antisemitism. Neumann, in his "Behemoth" (1942), stated that the Nazis needed a fictitious enemy in order to unify the completely atomized German society into one large "Volksgemeinschaft". The terrorization of Jews was a prototype of the terror to be used against other peoples. Arendt contends in "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951) that it was imperialism which brought about Nazism, Nazi antisemitism, and the Holocaust. Totalitarianism is nothing but imperialism which came home. Insofar as imperialism transcends national boundaries, racism may be very helpful for it, because racism proposes another principle to define the enemy. Jews and other ethnic groups (e.g. Slavs) became easy targets as groups whose claims clashed with those of the expanding German nation. Terror is the essence of totalitarianism, and extermination camps were necessary for the Nazis to prove the omnipotence of their regime and their capability of total domination.
Against The Tyrant
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Author : Oszkár Jászi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
Against The Tyrant written by Oszkár Jászi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with Political Science categories.
The Tyranny Of Concepts
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Author : Gordon Leff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
The Tyranny Of Concepts written by Gordon Leff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Philosophy categories.
The Tyranny Of The Ideal
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Author : Gerald Gaus
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2019-01-08
The Tyranny Of The Ideal written by Gerald Gaus and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-08 with Philosophy categories.
In his provocative new book, The Tyranny of the Ideal, Gerald Gaus lays out a vision for how we should theorize about justice in a diverse society. Gaus shows how free and equal people, faced with intractable struggles and irreconcilable conflicts, might share a common moral life shaped by a just framework. He argues that if we are to take diversity seriously and if moral inquiry is sincere about shaping the world, then the pursuit of idealized and perfect theories of justice—essentially, the entire production of theories of justice that has dominated political philosophy for the past forty years—needs to change. Drawing on recent work in social science and philosophy, Gaus points to an important paradox: only those in a heterogeneous society—with its various religious, moral, and political perspectives—have a reasonable hope of understanding what an ideally just society would be like. However, due to its very nature, this world could never be collectively devoted to any single ideal. Gaus defends the moral constitution of this pluralistic, open society, where the very clash and disagreement of ideals spurs all to better understand what their personal ideals of justice happen to be. Presenting an original framework for how we should think about morality, The Tyranny of the Ideal rigorously analyzes a theory of ideal justice more suitable for contemporary times.
Tyranny And Legitimacy
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Author : James S. Fishkin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Tyranny And Legitimacy written by James S. Fishkin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Political Science categories.
Expanded and rev. version of the author's contribution to the fifth volume of Philosophy, politics, and society. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Tyranny Of The Minority
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Author : Benjamin Bishin
language : en
Publisher: Temple University Press
Release Date : 2009-04-28
Tyranny Of The Minority written by Benjamin Bishin and has been published by Temple University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-28 with Political Science categories.
Why do special interests defeat the people's will in American politics?
The Political Theory Of Tyranny In Singapore And Burma
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Author : Stephen McCarthy
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2006-04-18
The Political Theory Of Tyranny In Singapore And Burma written by Stephen McCarthy and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-18 with Philosophy categories.
Covering various fields in political science, this new book presents an historical and political-cultural analysis of Buddhism and Confucianism. Using Singapore and Burma as case studies, the book questions the basic assumptions of democratization theory, examining the political science of tyranny and exploring the rhetorical manipulation of religion for the purpose of political legitimacy. A welcome addition to the political science and Asian studies literature, McCarthy addresses many of the current issues that underlie the field of democratization in comparative politics and discusses the issue of imposing Western cultural bias in studying non-Western regimes by analyzing rhetorical traits that are universally regular in politics.
The Tyranny Of Science
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Author : Paul K. Feyerabend
language : en
Publisher: Polity
Release Date : 2011-04-25
The Tyranny Of Science written by Paul K. Feyerabend and has been published by Polity this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-25 with Social Science categories.
Paul Feyerabend is one of the greatest philosophers of science of the 20th century and his book Against Method is an international bestseller. In this new book he masterfully weaves together the main elements of his mature philosophy into a gripping tale: the story of the rise of rationalism in Ancient Greece that eventually led to the entrenchment of a mythical ‘scientific worldview’. In this wide-ranging and accessible book Feyerabend challenges some modern myths about science, including the myth that ‘science is successful’. He argues that some very basic assumptions about science are simply false and that substantial parts of scientific ideology were created on the basis of superficial generalizations that led to absurd misconceptions about the nature of human life. Far from solving the pressing problems of our age, such as war and poverty, scientific theorizing glorifies ephemeral generalities, at the cost of confronting the real particulars that make life meaningful. Objectivity and generality are based on abstraction, and as such, they come at a high price. For abstraction drives a wedge between our thoughts and our experience, resulting in the degeneration of both. Theoreticians, as opposed to practitioners, tend to impose a tyranny on the concepts they use, abstracting away from the subjective experience that makes life meaningful. Feyerabend concludes by arguing that practical experience is a better guide to reality than any theory, by itself, ever could be, and he stresses that there is no tyranny that cannot be resisted, even if it is exerted with the best possible intentions. Provocative and iconoclastic, The Tyranny of Science is one of Feyerabend’s last books and one of his best. It will be widely read by everyone interested in the role that science has played, and continues to play, in the shaping of the modern world.
Making Sense Of Tyranny
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Author : Simon Tormey
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 1995
Making Sense Of Tyranny written by Simon Tormey and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Totalitarianism categories.
Totalitarianism remains a central concept in political theory, as relevant today as it was in the time of Hitler and Stalin. This book tries to resolve the long-running debates about what totalitarianism is or was, how the term can be applied, and what the future of the concept might be.